quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
main; principal; chief; primary; major
source of funds; resources; finances
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
near oneself; close to one; familiar
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
like this; this sort; this way
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
belief; faith; conviction
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes